| 1. | :The color is mostly due to bilirubin and biliverdin.
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| 2. | In order to fluoresce, IFPs require an exogenous chromophore, biliverdin.
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| 3. | BVR works with the biliverdin / bilirubin redox cycle.
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| 4. | There are currently no practical implications for using biliverdin in the treatment of any disease.
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| 5. | This cycle allows for the neutralization of ROS, and the reuse of biliverdin products.
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| 6. | The heme constituent of hemoglobin are broken down into iron ( Fe 3 + ) and biliverdin.
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| 7. | :: : : : In addition to bilirubin, bile also contains biliverdin that imparts colour.
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| 8. | This fish has green blood plasma, the color caused by biliverdin tightly bound in protein complexes.
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| 9. | Skinks in the genus " Prasinohaema " have green blood due to a buildup of the waste product biliverdin.
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| 10. | The next step is the reduction of biliverdin to a yellow color tetrapyrol pigment called bilirubin by cytosolic enzyme biliverdin reductase.
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